Publications

Independent Evaluation of the Workplace Health Champion project

Final report for Business Health Matters

This is the final report of the evaluation and builds upon the findings from the interim report delivered in December 2022.

Labour Market Statistics, April 2024

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 16 April 2024.

The Good Youth Employment Benchmark

Creating an evidence base of good youth employment practice

This report is an updated evaluation of the existing frameworks and toolkits for employers aimed at good youth employment, and how this research can inform the development of a good youth employment benchmarking tool by Youth Employment UK.

Fairness and wellbeing

Why good work and good management matter

This report looks at fairness and wellbeing in the workplace and how it relates to employees' feelings and behaviours and includes recommendations for HR departments, line managers and employees.

Supporting ‘good work’ in active labour market policies

Rapid review of what has worked in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia

This paper sets out evidence on what has worked in supporting ‘good work’ in employment programmes.

Skills Bootcamps and Adult Skills

An overview of the current provision and availability of information

Skills Bootcamps were introduced in England in 2020 to support the Government’s ambition to deliver sector-specific skills to support employers. This report looks to build a better understanding of what the Skills Bootcamps deliver, and how far this articulates with provision elsewhere in the English skills system.

Supporting Restart participants into self-employment

Research report

This report covers the ReAct research into support for Restart participants into self-employment and identifies the gaps and improvements that could be made.

Neurodiversity, jobsearch and work - a review of the evidence

This report covers ReAct's research into the participation of people with neurodiversity in the Restart programme and highlights how support for neurodiverse people looking for employment can be improved.